Harlan Lunsford wrote:
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It's a transaction cost, and the seller probably would have
an interest in keeping transaction costs low. It should not
matter who is forced to remit the payment. That is, the
same _effective_ price should be paid regardless of who
remits the taxes.

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Dick Adams <rdadams[at]smart.net> wrote:

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like someone they'd like, they'll often treat you the way
they'd treat a friend.

Stu

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msustik[at]gmail.com wrote:

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I purchase items from time to time on eBay, including some
from England and other foreign sellers. To date, I have
never been charged import duty, perhaps because these were
not high value purchases (<$100).

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Generally, you will, upon entry of the item into the U.S.,
if mailed via the Postal Service, you will be charged duty,
if applicable, when you go to pick up the package from the
post office. If shipped via a service such as FedEx, FedEx
will pay the duty and then bill you for it unless, under
certain circumstances, the sender has agreed with FedEx that
the sender will reimburse FedEx for the customs duties.

If you're really interested in the item, you might email the
seller to see whether he/she is willing to pay the cost, or
if he/she expects that to be part of the shipping cost
you're expected to pay for (if the seller expects you to pay
shipping, they probably implicitly expect you to pay any
import duties).

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msustik[at]gmail.com wrote:

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You will, to U S customs. (I've paid my share on impored
Wedgewood pottery bought by wife over there.)

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It's of no interest to the seller what added taxes buyer
must pay.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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<msustik[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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I assume you will, if there is one due. As executor of an
estate I recently shipped some artwork to Canada. The UPS
guy explained how everything works, but after I learned it
was the recipient's problem I stopped listening.

You might try the Customs website. Yours isn't a tax
question, so there may not be anyone here who really knows
how this works.

--
Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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msustik[at]gmail.com wrote:

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Almost certainly based on what you paid for it. What is
humorous to me is that if you brought it back on a trip from
England, the individual customs agent makes a decision of
whether or not the taxes to be collected are worth the time
to fill out I paperwork. That is true in the US and in
England.

I have never gone to England with less than 4 times my
tobacco allowance and I never returned from England or
Argentina with less the 3 times my alcohol allowance. On
my last return from Argentina, I was $400 plus over total
allowance and the customs officer sent me right through.
On all ocassions, I was prepared to pay the duty in cash.

My hypothesis is that if you meticulously declare everything
and end every sentence with "Sir" or "Mam", you will be
treated with the maximum deference a customs agent can
ethically give you. <That's cause they are not auditors!
Unfortuantely that does not apply to shipments.

Dick - I taught Auditing meaning I educated bastards.

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I am interested in an ebay auction item (an art glass vase).
The seller is in England. If I win this item, who will pay
the US import duty?

This is not specified or discussed in the listing at all. I
am afraid that I will be hit with the import duty on top of
the winning price and the specified shipping charge.

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